Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery at Oakland

Otolaryngology Research and Publication

Four to five months of dedicated time is allotted to each resident for research. One month of protected research time is assigned in the PGY-2 year to design, fund, and gain IRB approval for studies. Three to four months of dedicated time is scheduled in the PGY-3 and PGY-4 years for data collection, writing, and completion of projects. Additional dedicated time may be allotted for worthy projects.

For each project, a Department of Head & Neck Surgery (HNS) and a Division of Research (DOR) physician are assigned as advisors. Space, computers, and other equipment are available in both HNS and DOR departments for otolaryngology projects. The very supportive Audiovisual Department offers worthwhile assistance for presentations and publications. Of the four or more research projects developed during residency, we have the following expectations:

• Each resident is required to submit a case report for the Resident's Page in the "Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery." This project is to be undertaken during the one month pathology rotation during the PGY-2 year. This presentation may be adapted from the PGY-2's first submission to the Bay Area Resident Research Conference (BARRS).
• Each resident is required to present original research material at the BARRS in each year of training. Thus, all residents will complete at least four research projects through presentation during their residency. A title, abstract, and completed paper must be submitted by the designated dates.
• One research project must be a prospective or large retrospective study. At least two of each resident's research projects are to be submitted for regional or national presentation and publication in our specialty’s reference journals prior to completing the residency program.

Our widely respected clinical research work is published in the prominent scientific journals of our specialty. During your interview day you will see a poster display of our research work.

We are proud of the following:
• The quality journals in which we publish.
• The number of residents as first authors.
• The large number of patients accrued in our studies.
• The quality of audiovisual, medical editing, and statistical analysis support we enjoy.

Residents are introduced to the basic principles of research through an every other year course of eight weekly lectures sponsored by the Division of Research. Research projects are reviewed departmentally on a monthly basis to update existing projects and discuss future project ideas. The focus for resident research is the Bay Area Residents' Research Symposium (BARRS.) BARRS provides a unique forum for otolaryngology residents to present their original research projects. This is a multi-institute symposium devoted solely to resident research in our specialty. Participating training programs have included Kaiser Permanente Oakland; University of California at Davis, San Francisco, Irvine, Los Angeles, and San Diego; Loma Linda University; and the University of Utah. A panel of respected otolaryngologists judge and offer residents constructive criticism on the design, validity, and presentation of their research. Our residents have won numerous awards over the years for their research work. Over the past five years our residents have won the following research awards:

Bay Area Residents’ Research Symposium
14 First Place Awards for Best Overall, Basic Science, Clinical Science or Case Report

Pacific Coast Oto-Opthalmologic Society
4 Resident Awards for Best Paper

Western Section Triologic Society
1 Shirley Baron Award
2 Vice-President Awards
4 Travel Awards

AAO – HNS Annual Meeting
3rd Place Residents’ Clinical Research Award
1 Travel Award

Our residents and faculty have given 294 scientific presentations. 98 of these presentations were national, 161 were regional and 35 were international. (See table below.)

Since 1999, there have been 83 publications produced (71 journal articles, 12 book chapters) by our faculty and residents in OHNS journals or texts with the majority of these articles written with a resident as primary author and faculty as co-author. (See table below.)

HNS AND FACULTY SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS